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Santa Cruz and Weiss loans confirmed

Tue 30 Aug 2011, 9:37 AM

Roque Santa Cruz

We can confirm that Roque Santa Cruz and Vladimir Weiss will both spend the rest of the season on loan.

Roque has joined Real Betis, who were promoted back into Spain’s top flight after winning Spain’s Segunda Division last season. The 30-year-old striker has not featured for City’s first team since the goalless draw with Birmingham City last November, and he spent the latter part of 2010/11 on loan at his previous club, Blackburn Rovers.

Vladimir has also headed to Spain, where he will play for Espanyol. The Slovakian winger has made a good impression on previous spells away from City, at Bolton Wanderers in 2009/10 and Rangers for the whole of the last campaign.

Away from the senior squad, City’s young German goalkeeper Loris Karius is returning to his homeland after agreeing a loan deal with Bundesliga side FSV Mainz.